ProComp/Speedmaster aluminum heads

Except that if it's cooler in the chamber, it was cooler before the chamber - which would mean more dense, which means more air/fuel in the chamber, which means more power.

I get what you were trying to say/ask, but it just doesn't/can't happen that way because the incoming air is almost always cooler than the engine induction components themselves, and so the charge mixture can only increase in temperature once it's through the manifold...

The physics of combustion mean that nearly all heat transfer is from the burning gasses themselves, because until the mixture ignites there's not enough convection for the incoming mixture to have any effect on the engine components, or for the engine components to have an effect on the mixture.
I guess this is the deepest I've ever thought into the theory as I've always ran iron heads on my old rides. I'm glad this conversation has happened, because I see my thoughts with aluminum heads had holes in it. :D Do not mistake this as I opposed aluminum heads, because I do not and may run some soon in my own future.

thanks to all that took the time to work through this conversation :)